Fire at Atyrau oil refinery
15:47, 23 September 2009
ATYRAU. September 23. KAZINFORM /Andrey Sokolov/ - Several minutes ago a fire broke out at the Atyrau oil refinery. According to the preliminary data, one person was delivered to hospital.
Presumably the oil trap got ignited. Smoke is rising up to 500 meters high, and wind is blowing it towards the town and the smoke plumes have already reached the nearest urban districts. Fire fighting services are operating at the accident site.